ImNotMcDiSwear wrote:jcsunsfan wrote:Puff wrote:
That is exactly why it is hard to understand why I or anyone else should think McDonough will get it right this Summer.
This will be his 6th draft and 6th off season to sign a legit free agent and to trade all these wonderful assets for a legit starter.
I am still waiting and hoping he gets it right but I am out of patience.
Rebuilding is about building a core. Devin Booker, TJ Warren. Josh Jackson, and now of all things Elfrid Payton is looking like the real deal as a pg for a freaking 2nd round pick!
Plus, we have the remote possibility of Bender or Chriss developing into a decent player.
AND we have potentially three first round draft picks in what is looking like one of the best drafts ever.
AND we have money to spend in free agency when very few other teams do. Players around the league can see it. Not only could they sign with the Suns and get PAID. The team will turn around big time next year and that player is going to get a lot of the credit.
Same story for a new coach.
I like where this team is right now.
I think the likelihood of hitting on both of them remains higher than the likelihood that we hit on neither. Bender's on-court effect is generally pretty good, even as we rail against him for his continuing passivity. A silver lining here is the extent to which he appears to be continuing to fill out. And while Chriss's flashes may be frighteningly rare of late, those flashes remain super-bright. Just look at what he did last night:
17 PTS, 5 REBS, 4 BLKS, 0 PF on 5/8 shooting, including 4/5 3FG (only 3/6 FT), for a team-high of +10 in 18 minutes.
That shooting is the reason Bender was able to get 8 AST and a +4 in his minutes, btw.
It's weird but they can play really well together.
Just bench Tyson for the year and let us know what we really have on them.